Nutrition 202, Creasy, TAMU Exam 2 questions with correct answers

What elemental unites make up amino acids? CORRECT ANSWER Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Define essential amino acids CORRECT ANSWER Cannot be made by the body, as a result they must be acquired from our diet. -nonessential amino acids CORRECT ANSWER Can be made by the body in adequate amounts by transferring the amine group or nitrogen, from an essential amino acids to another compound containing carbon, an acid group, a hydrogen, and an R group. -conditional essential amino acids CORRECT ANSWER Non-essential amino acids that under certain circumstances cannot be made in sufficient quantity by the body and therefore must be consumed in the diet. List the functions of protein in the body CORRECT ANSWER Speed up chemical reactions, structures, body growth, maintenance, and repair, fluid balance, transport, acid base balance, immune function. Situations in which a person would be in positive nitrogen balance CORRECT ANSWER During growth, recovery from illness and during pregnancy Situations in which a person would be in negative nitrogen balance CORRECT ANSWER During AIDS, cancer, starvation, and low calorie diets.